BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County receives funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to provide Head Start and Early Head Start program services to program eligible County residents. The Employment and Human Services Department, in turn, contracts with a number of community-based organizations to provide a wider distribution of services. The contract was approved by the board on July 30, 2019 (c.46) to provide funding for 48 childcare program slots for children ages 0 to 3 years in the Early Head Start program and 32 childcare program slots for children ages 0 to 3 years in the State General Childcare and Development program. This amendment is to change the licensing citation notification period from 48 hours to 24 hours. The amendment also includes the addition of Special Conditions to further clarify insurance requirements and federal Head Start requirements.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the County will not be able to fund childcare slots and start up funds for it's community based agency partner, KinderCare Learning Centers LLC.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Employment and Human Services Department Community Services Bureau supports three of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: Children Ready for and Succeeding in School, Outcome 3: Families that are Economically Self-sufficient, and Outcome 4: Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing. These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.